Unreasonable

That power was actually pretty interesting.

Li Xuan nodded.

"Sir, are you all right?"

A clear voice rang out just then. Bright Rabbit had flown to the mountaintop, her face filled with worry and tension as she looked at Li Xuan.

She was genuinely worried that something might happen to Sir under such a terrifying tribulation!

And after a thousand years apart, Bright Rabbit's cultivation had advanced to the Mystic Immortal level.

As expected of a born spirit. Her talent was extraordinary—far better than his.

Li Xuan thought with a little envy, then waved his hand and smiled. "I'm fine, I'm fine. How could a little tribulation possibly harm me?"

Only then did Bright Rabbit's worry fade. She smiled brightly. "Mm! Sir's divine might is unmatched. A little tribulation like this could never hurt you."

Then she bowed to Li Xuan. "This little demon will take her leave."

Li Xuan nodded. "Mm-hm, go on."

Faced with Bright Rabbit's burning gaze, Li Xuan had no choice but to pretend he didn't notice.

It wasn't hard to guess what the girl was thinking.

But first, he really did see her only as a little sister.

And second, he'd already made his choice. If he regretted it now... the system might take it back...

A trace of disappointment appeared in Bright Rabbit's eyes, and she turned to leave.

But just then, her brows suddenly furrowed. She narrowed her eyes slightly and looked behind Li Xuan.

Seeing her expression, Li Xuan asked in confusion, "What are you looking at?"

"Sir...?"

Bright Rabbit was taken aback. She looked at him in surprise. "You can't sense them?"

"Uh..."

Li Xuan blinked, then cleared his throat and said calmly, "Of course I can."

With that, he turned around nonchalantly and looked behind him.

At the far edge of the western horizon, several dozen black dots had appeared at some point.

They were all streaks of light.

"Sir, they must have been drawn here because you were undergoing your tribulation! Their cultivation is formidable. You must be careful!"

Bright Rabbit looked grave. Of the dozens of streaks of light rushing toward them, even the weakest carried the aura of a Profound Immortal!

The strongest were accompanied by the terrifying pressure of a Golden Immortal!

At that moment, Li Xuan's cultivation was so low that he could see the streaks of light but couldn't detect their cultivation auras at all.

Yet Li Xuan merely smiled with inscrutable confidence. "It's fine. I knew they were coming. If they have any sense when they see me, I might spare their lives. If they don't know what's good for them, they'll have only themselves to blame."

Bright Rabbit nodded repeatedly, stars appearing in her eyes.

She admired and trusted Sir unconditionally.

The dozens of streaks of light drew closer. There were men and women among them.

At the head of the group was a stern man dressed in golden robes. A golden scale sat on his forehead, and two small horns grew from his head. The Golden Immortal pressure came from him.

Beside him were four spirits at the tenth level of the Mystic Immortal realm, while dozens of Profound Immortals followed behind.

One thin, dark-skinned man at his side looked ahead and asked curiously, "Lord Golden Scale, what exactly was that heavenly phenomenon just now?"

The man addressed as Lord Golden Scale replied unhurriedly, "It was probably a Three-Nine Tribulation, or even a Six-Nine Tribulation."

"Huh? A tribulation? It wasn't some rare treasure appearing?"

The thin man was taken aback, then said, "Then... Lord Golden Scale, a tribulation like that must be meant for a Golden Immortal powerhouse, or even a Grand Unity Golden Immortal expert, right? If we go over there, I'm afraid we won't get anything out of it..."

Golden Scale gave a cold smile. He stuck out his scarlet tongue and licked his lips. "So what if it's a Grand Unity Golden Immortal? If they failed to survive a tribulation like that, we can take whatever they left behind. If they survived, they'll be extremely weak right now. Then we'll eat them. Heh heh heh..."

"Lord, what if a powerful expert is protecting them?"

Another spirit, a woman with green hair and two pointed horns on her head, had a lovely face marred by a hint of malice. Now she asked anxiously, "What if someone powerful is guarding them?"

"Within a million and eight hundred thousand li of here, who's stronger than me? And even if someone is stronger than me, how would they compare to my father?"

Golden Scale laughed, then curled his lips and said slowly in a soft, sinister voice, "They chose this place to undergo their tribulation, thinking they'd found a quiet spot. In reality, they've chosen their own grave."

"With Lord Golden Scale making a move, that spirit is as good as dead!"

"Haha! I only hope the lord will grant us a few pieces of that spirit's flesh."

"Heh heh heh. When have we ever been mistreated while following the lord?"

"Exactly! We'll give the lord our absolute loyalty!"

The Profound Immortals behind Golden Scale burst into laughter and began showering him with flattery.

The four Mystic Immortals accompanying Golden Scale said nothing more.

With Lord Golden Scale's strength, there shouldn't be any problem.

Their streaks of light shot forward, and in no time they had crossed ten thousand li and entered the region of Mount Taixuan.

As it happened, Li Xuan was simply too lazy.

When he had entered the Primordial Wilderness from the Chaos space, this had been where he landed.

So he'd simply made it his cultivation ground.

He'd never considered looking farther afield for a better place.

In truth, compared with the spirit lands and blessed grounds elsewhere in the Primordial Wilderness, this whole region was truly barren and harsh.

That was why, over the past tens of thousands of years, Li Xuan had never seen any spirits come here.

Only some ordinary spirits who already lived in the area were around.

And he was the one who thought this was a scenic paradise with dense spiritual energy, perfect for cultivation...

The auras and pressure of dozens of Profound Immortals, four Mystic Immortals, and a Golden Immortal powerhouse swept over them.

Moon Rabbit, who was only at the first level of the Mystic Immortal realm, turned pale and couldn't help shouting, "They're here, Sir! They're coming!"

Li Xuan narrowed his eyes and watched them. Only when they'd covered half the remaining distance did he finally sense their cultivation auras. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

A bunch of trash...

Then he said calmly, "Don't worry, don't worry. I'm here."

Bright Rabbit nodded. Whether deliberately or because she was frightened, she edged a little closer to Li Xuan, then stood there waiting, reassured.

Clouds and mist swirled across three thousand li. Golden Scale and the others naturally couldn't see what lay within.

Golden Scale moved and stopped in front of the mist, and the rest of his followers hurried to a halt as well.

Looking at the thick fog ahead, Golden Scale frowned slightly.

Ordinary fog—even miasma—couldn't possibly block his golden eyes.

Yet he couldn't see through this dense mist.

"Looks like the person inside successfully survived the tribulation. They're probably a Golden Immortal now, or even a Grand Unity Golden Immortal...!"

Studying the dense fog, Golden Scale knew it had to be a formation, but it didn't seem to possess any real power.

He snorted and said, "Hei Kui, Bai She, Chang Gong, Tun Yu, you four, attack together and break this formation!"

"Yes!"

The four Mystic Immortals following Golden Scale shouted in unison and raised their hands to cast their spells.

"Hey, hey, hey."

Before they could act, a voice suddenly came from within.

The great formation of mist slowly opened, revealing a passage straight to the mountaintop. Li Xuan looked up at them and said calmly, "Everyone, we've never had a grudge, old or new. You've come out of nowhere and attacked my formation. Isn't that a little unreasonable?"

Golden Scale narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Li Xuan. When he saw the Thirty-Six Grade Creation Green Lotus Platform beneath him, a gleam flashed through his eyes, and his gaze filled with greed!

That lotus platform!?

What a treasure! What a treasure!

Golden Scale looked at Li Xuan. Though he couldn't discern his cultivation, he felt deep down that this spirit posed no threat to him.

He trusted his instincts!

So he laughed loudly. "In the Primordial Wilderness, the strong prey on the weak! What's reason got to do with anything?"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed at Li Xuan, his expression chilling. "Kill him!"

The four Mystic Immortals immediately attacked together!

Rumble!

Thunder roared, and flames burst in every direction. Mystic Immortals were already considered powerful fighters throughout the Primordial Wilderness.

Now, with all four attacking together, the earth shook as their strikes hurtled toward Li Xuan in the mist.